Brave Browser Updates

[harlan4096]

Release Notes v1.51.110 (May 3, 2023)

​Web3​

• Added the ability to set Brave Wallet permission duration when connecting to DApps. (#28841)
  
• [Security] Prevent blind cross chain signing as reported on HackerOne by julianor. (#29798)
  
• Enabled NFT pinning. (#29017)
  
• Improved fetching of token balances in Swap. (#28634)
  
• Updated supported token list on Sardine. (#29503)
  
• Updated IPFS pinning banner text. (#29613)
  
• Updated Avalanche RPC to use Infura proxied through Brave. (#29109)
  
• Updated default wallet provider behavior of “Extensions (Brave Wallet fallback)”. (#29853)
  
• Updated Offramp flow to use token amount instead of fiat amount. (#28960)
  
• Updated Brave Wallet to use token’s chainID when fetching Solana NFT metadata. (#29066)
  
• Updated “Edit NFT” to “Import NFT”. (#28882)
  
• Removed Wyre as Onramp provider on “Buy” screen. (#28918)
  
• Removed Celo from preloaded networks. (#29162)
  
• Removed network icon in NFT details screen. (#30057)
  
• Removed Transak assets which are not supported in the US. (#28866)
  
• Fixed browser crash when visiting brave://wallet in a Guest window. (#29925)
  
• Fixed NFT discovery from adding NFTs in visible list. (#29575)
  
• Fixed “Use ENS domain” button being disabled until an input value is entered. (#29214)
  
• Fixed account icon size on the “Portfolio” page when an account name is long. (#29129)
  
• Fixed native asset icons for Aurora and Optimism to show ETH icon instead of EVM network icon. (#29225)
  
• Fixed partially displayed network icons on the “Send” page. (#29267)
  
• Fixed balance and token list alignment on the Brave Wallet panel. (#29038)
  
• Fixed selected fiat currency not updating in certain cases on the “Buy” screen. (#28845)
  
• Fixed invalid asset being selected on “Buy” and “Deposit” screens. (#28829)
  
• Fixed display of “Unlimited” in Brave Wallet panel and “Activity” tab. (#23666)
  

Brave Rewards​

• Fixed creator counter not being displayed in unconnected state. (#29269)
  
• Fixed inline tip buttons not being displayed when a new profile is created. (#28702)
  

General​

• Added “Google Sign-In” permission prompt. (#29504)
  
• Added Naver and Daum to the default search provider list for South Korea. (#18855)
  
• Added support for scriptlet arguments with quotes or backslashes. (#29099)
  
• Added the ability to “Copy clean link” from context menu on webpage when URL text is highlighted. (#28881)
  
• Added a “time to read” estimate for Speedreader articles. (#28827)
  
• Added media notifications for player controls on Linux. (#16187)
  
• Added a “What’s New” page for major version updates. (#28947)
  
• Enabled captive portal detection. (#20181)
  
• Implemented the ability to allow or block individual scripts in Brave Shields. (#28510)
  
• Implemented WebUSB farbling. (#28146)
  
• Updated “HTTPS by Default” to work with “HttpsFirstModeV2" which fixes some capability problems, such as determining the correct referrer policy for a navigation. (#28935 & #28809)
  
• Updated “HTTPS by Default” to fallback to HTTP when encountering an HTTP error code in response to an HTTPS upgrade. (#28013)
  
• Updated Brave VPN to fetch region listing more often. (#29728)
  
• Updated column width to improve readability for Speedreader articles. (#28828)
  
• Updated introductory graphic for the “Reading List” in sidebar. (#24927)
  
• Updated macOS icon to adhere to Apple’s guidelines. (#14801)
  
• Removed redundant browser name from profile import on brave://welcome page. (#29046)
  
• Removed the “Share” menu from the URL bar on internal pages. (#27484)
  
• Disabled brave://welcome in Guest windows. (#29012)
  
• Fixed passwords saved with Google account not being imported. (#29051)
  
• Fixed password manager executing unsuccessful requests to https://googleapis.com/affiliation/v1. (#29872)
  
• Fixed broken states in Brave VPN which could incorrectly cause “Edit payment method” or loading. (#29846)
  
• Fixed missing critical client hints causing some sites to get into infinite loop redirects. (#29875)
  
• Fixed issue where multiple profiles could unexpectedly be imported into a single profile. (#29476)
  
• Fixed issue where navigating back to the New Tab Page returns the user to the previous location in Brave News feed. (#28351)
  
• Fixed issue where element block picker did not work with Dark Reader extension. (#29185)
  
• Fixed missing translation for brave://welcome page title. (#29091)
  
• Fixed missing tooltip for Brave VPN settings icon. (#22636)
  
• Upgraded Chromium to 113.0.5672.77. (#30096) (Changelog for 113.0.5672.77)